IIM Lucknow joins GMAC

Updated on: Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Graduate Management Admission Council, the owner and administrator of the GMAT exam, announced the induction of IIM Lucknow as its seventh member school in India. The other member schools include ISB Hyderabad, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, SPJMIR Mumbai, SOM NMIMS University, Mumbai and Great Lakes Chennai.

Devi Singh, director, IIM Lucknow, said, "Our association with GMAC would give us access to a larger student base and the latest market research in management education. Our membership would also help in increasing our reach among international participants across the world. We hope this association would go a long way in creating a truly global centre of excellence in management education".

Ashish Bhardwaj, regional director - South Asia, GMAC,said, "it is a privilege to welcome IIM Lucknow as a member school and we look forward to working together in advancing our shared objective of quality management education", said

In India, GMAT is accepted for admissions at over 150 programmes offered at 74 business schools and is available in 17 test centres in India.

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